The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard.

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County, Florida.

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this year. Both involved a dog.

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time ...

JEROME, Fla. (WWSB) - Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week has confirmed it was the animal that killed a Collier County man and his dog, state wildlife officials said. The ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Collier County Sheriff's Office responded ... What about in Pensacola where black bear sightings are fairly common? Florida black bears ...